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The Rich Young
Ruler
Barbara Williams
Interestingly,
Jesus tells Him the exact same things that the young man believes will cause
him to inherit eternal life
“And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master,
what shall I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him, Why callest
thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. Thou knowest the
commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear
false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. And he said, All these have I
kept from my youth up.” Luke 18:18-21
Of
course, this question is cloaked in a false security that the well-to-do
sometimes have.
Non-well-to-doer's
have it also. It is a form of pride that makes us feel that we're really o.k.,
but on the outside chance that we're not, we'd better check with God anyway.
You
know the ones I'm talking about. You and I used to be the same way before we
were born-again.
Whenever someone would mention God, heaven or hell, we
would say things like, "I'm not going to hell. I don't hurt anybody. I
don't drink. I cuss sometimes, but that's normal, isn't it? I mean..."
You
know the rap. We all want to go to heaven just as we are. We don't want to have
to change for anything or anybody.
But
if we're honest, the fact that this young man has even inquired about the
qualifications for eternal life must mean that he has some doubt or some
concern that he does not measure up.
Imagine
standing before the Holy One with deceit in his heart.
The
young ruler is trying to get Jesus to change His standards
of holiness to accommodate a mere man's lifestyle.
Interestingly, Jesus tells Him the exact same things
that the young man believes will cause him to inherit eternal life.
This
young man has been a good Israelite, obeying the law from his youth up.
But
we know that the law carried with it a curse that could not be broken through
obeying the law.
The
curse could only be broken with the shed blood of the sinless sacrifice.
The
blood of bulls and goats only stood in proxy for the sinless blood that would
be shed for mankind.
There
is only one way to partake of the power of this blood and that is through
change.
Proverbs 4:20-22 says: “My son, attend to my words;
incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep
them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them,
and health to all their flesh.”
So,
there is life and health in God's word.
Since
God's word is medicine, we must take it like we would a prescription. I suggest
three times a day, like you would your food.
Remember,
healing is the children's bread. Consider this your "dose" for today.
Remember,
read, and meditate three times a day the following:
Rx: 2 Kings 20:5 ~ “Thus says the Lord, the God of
David your father: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I
will heal you.’"
"Now may He who
supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed
you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, while you are
enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us
to God." 2 Corinthians 9:10-11
The Ministry of the
Watchman is a prophetic teaching & intercessory prayer ministry
founded by Prophetess
Barbara Williams. It began with the vision to teach and train people who
would be skilled in warfare according to the Biblical functions of the
watchman.
Rev. Williams is an ordained
minister who stands in the offices of prophet and teacher. President and
founder of The Ministry of the Watchman International, she pastors two groups
of watchmen in Cleveland and Detroit. She teaches life in the spirit and
supernatural living. The healing gifts operate in her ministry and she
teaches healing
schools and miracle services in Cleveland, OH, Detroit, MI, and
Sandusky, OH.
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